#DailyCAquest Q.1. RBI will sell Rs 12,000 crore govt bonds through OMO. What is OMO? A.1. Open Market Operations Explanation: A RBI statement says that the OMO will be conducted on 1st December through multi-security auction using the multiple price method. Q.2. Which state government has reduced retirement age of government employees from 60 to 58? A.2. Haryana Explanation: Haryana government reversed the age of government employees from 60 to 58 years. Q.3. The first Indian bank to fully own an insurance business is? A.3. Kotak Mahindra Bank Explanation: Kotak Mahindra Bank has become the first bank to get the Reserve Bank of Indias permission to set up a wholly-owned non-life insurance company. Q.4. Which committee has submitted its report to set up procedure of accountability in all tendering processes in Railways? A.4. Shreedharan Committee Explanation: The interim report by the one man committee headed by Shri Shreedharan for delegating tendering and commercial powers to General Managers was recieved by the Minister of Railways. Q.5. Recently, which state has inaugurated 100 urban primary health centres? A.5. Uttar Pradesh Explanation: Opened under Urban health mission, these centres will serve in urban slum areas of forty one districts of the state. Q.6. Which institute has halted its activities in Balochistan, Pakistan, after morder of its workers? A.6. WHO Explanation: The World Health Organisation has suspended its activities in Balochistan in the aftermath murder of four polio vaccinators in Quetta. Q.7. Which bank has signed up with Micro Energy Credits Corporation to finance green products? A.7. Canara Bank Explanation: Products like cook stoves, solar home systems, biogas, digestors and water purifiers will be financed under the scheme. Q.8. Which Indian bank is launching Islamic equity fund? A.8. State Bank of India Explanation: State Bank of India will launch an Islamic equity fund next month aimed primarily at the countrys 170 million Muslims. Q.9. Meghalaya will form 5-member panel to include ................ language in 8th schedule? A.9. Khasi Explanation: Basic objective of the committee is to expedite the inclusion of Khasi in the 8th schedule of the Indian Constitution and the members would oversee what measures are required to move forward in this direction. Q.10. By which year India has decided to achieve goal of registering all births, deaths? A.10. 2020 Explanation: India has vowed to achieve the goal of registering all births and deaths by 2020, four years ahead of a UN target for Asia Pacific region.
Posted on: Fri, 28 Nov 2014 07:08:24 +0000